The number of securities trading on Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday jumped to 20, but the volume of shares trading dropped to just six percent of Friday’s and led to the market rising.
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The market closed with twenty securities trading with five stocks advancing, four declining and eleven remaining unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to a mere 35,937 shares, valued at $727,964 compared to 592,382 shares for $2,592,060 on Friday from 17 securities.
The average trade on Monday amounted to 1,797 units at $36,398 versus an average of 34,834 stock units for $152,328 for each security. For the month to date, the average trade is 15,532 units at $154,364 versus an average of 20,526 shares at $197,262. August closed with an average of 15,631 shares for $367,803.
The T&T Composite Index climbed 4.62 points to 1,330.01, The All T&T Index advanced by 4.02 points to 1,802.52, while the Cross Listed Index added 0.71 points to close at 115.83.
IC bid-offer Indicator│ The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator ended with the bids of two stocks higher than its last selling price and one with lower offers.
Stocks rising│ Ansa McAL picked up 1 cent to close at $52.01; after transferring 153 shares, CinemaOne ended at $4.40, with gains of 20 cents trading 20 units, Prestige Holdings gained 20 cents to end at $8.20 in exchanging 288 stock units. Republic Financial Holdings closed $1.50 higher at $143, with 453 shares changing hands and Unilever Caribbean rose 27 cents to $16.97, in trading 882 units.
Stocks declining│ Agostini’s shed 25 cents trading 2,199 units to finish at $24.70, National Enterprises closed 18 cents lower at $4.02, after exchanging 3,000 stock units, One Caribbean Media slipped 8 cents to a 52 weeks’ low of $5.02, in transferring 2,190 units and Scotiabank lost 1 cent trading 352 units to settle at $54.69.
Stocks trading firm│ Angostura Holdings closed at $16.99, in trading 150 units, Calypso Macro Index Fund traded 240 shares at $14, Clico Investments exchanged 2,094 stock units at $27. First Citizens Bank closed at $46.25, with 1,371 units crossing the market, Guardian Holdings remained at $19.50, in exchanging 7,315 stock units, Grace Kennedy traded 704 stocks at $3.49. Guardian Media was unchanged at $5, with 4,280 stock units changing hands, JMMB Group transferred 1,301 units at $1.84, Massy Holdings ended, with 1,760 units changing hands at $59. NCB Financial Group closed at $8, with 4,259 stock units crossing the exchange and West Indian Tobacco held firm at $37, trading 2,926 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with seventeen securities trading with four stocks advancing, ten stocks declining and three remaining unchanged. The volume of stocks passing through the market amounted to 592,382 shares valued at $2,589,580 compared to 171,377 shares for $1,635,896 on Thursday from 13 securities.
First Citizens Bank ended at $46.25, having lost 25 cents transferring 2,619 units, Guardian Holdings closed 50 cents lower at $19.50, with 601 stocks changing hands, Massy Holdings shed 50 cents to settle at $59, after a transfer of 52 stock units. One Caribbean Media lost 5 cents to settle at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.10, in exchanging 264 units, Scotiabank slipped 4 cents to $54.70, in trading 82 shares. Trinidad and Tobago NGL slid 59 cents to $16.16, with an exchange of 2,200 units and Unilever Caribbean finished at a 52 weeks’ low of $16.70, after losing 27 cents transferring 5,000 stock units.
The market closed with thirteen securities trading with four stocks advancing, three declining and six unchanged. Trading resulted in 171,377 shares valued at $1,635,896 passing through the market compared to 101,727 shares for $1,242,094 on Wednesday from 14 securities.
Point Lisas closed 10 cents higher at $3.25, after exchanging 82,824 shares and Scotiabank inched 10 cents up to $54.74, with 11,828 stock units changing hands.
Unilever Caribbean lost 3 cents to finish at $16.97, with 498 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco fell by $1.92 to $36.98, trading 1,620 units.
Massy Holdings closed at $59.50, having shed 50 cents trading 353 units and Scotiabank ended at $54.55, with a loss of 10 cents exchanging 526 units.
The T&T Composite Index gained 0.65 points to 1,324.11, The All T&T Index rose 1.09 points to 1,796.29, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.03 points to close at 115.08.
Stocks declining│ CinemaOne shed 20 cents transferring 150 units to settle at a 52 weeks’ low of $4.20 and Trinidad and Tobago NGL finished 50 cents lower at $16.50 in trading 8,970 stock units.
The market closed with sixteen securities trading, with the prices of five stocks advancing, four declining and the prices of seven ended unchanged. The market activity resulted in 273,269 shares valued at $4,126,089 changing hands, compared to 38,812 shares for $1,612,168 from 12 securities on Wednesday.
JMMB Group closed at a 52 weeks low of $1.75, with a loss of 5 cents, in exchanging 51,435 shares and West Indian Tobacco finished at $36.65, after losing 5 cents trading 123 units.
Stocks declining│ Clico Investments ended 3 cents lower at $27.75, with a transfer of 211 units, Endeavour Holdings traded 25 units to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $12.45, after losing 15 cents and Grace Kennedy lost 5 cents exchanging 450 units to finish at $3.45.
Trinidad Cement lost 9 cents to finish at $2.01, with 5,000 stock units changing hands and Trinidad and Tobago NGL dropped $1.99 to settle at $17, after exchanging 5,216 stock units.
Prestige Holdings slid 15 cents to $8.20, with 50 units changing hands. Republic Financial Holdings dropped $1.28 to settle at $140, with trades of 17 units and Scotiabank slipped 10 cents exchanging 1,500 units to end at $54.65.